2008-09 Washington DC Area Kosher Community Survey - Final Survey Report

2009 Washington DC Area
Kosher Community Survey

Final Report
Date of Release
July 21, 2009
Kosher Community Surveys LLC

www.kosher-community-surveys.com
Table of Contents
Best of Kosher Washington DC ........................2

For another year, Washington DC’s kosher
Partners in Customer Feedback .......................5 consumers put in a great effort reviewing kosher
establishments -- resulting in participation by over
Complete Survey Results ................................6 500 people. Our area’s kosher consumers truly
demonstrate a passion for their kosher food.
Kosher Quality Scores .....................................19
Particularly with this current economy, this is the year
Washington DC Kosher Directory .....................21 for kosher consumers to ask the owners and
managers of establishments, “What did you learn
Restaurants .............................................21 from this year’s survey results?” and “What are you
Bakeries...................................................24 doing to improve?”
Caterers ...................................................25
Stores/Butchers .......................................27 One important announcement -- the current
Other........................................................28 management of KCS is seeking a person, group, or
Kosher Supervision Organizations ..........29 organization to take over our operations. The survey
process can really flourish and grow with a new
Kosher Blogs & Web Sites................................30 leader who can devote more attention and resources
to the survey process. Referrals appreciated.
End Notes .........................................................31
Happy Eating,
© 2009 Kosher Community Surveys LLC Neil Rosenbaum
All rights reserved.
Kosher Community Surveys and its logo are trademarks
of Kosher Community Surveys LLC.
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2008-2009 Washington DC Area Kosher Community Survey
Overall Winners
Best Kosher Restaurant: Pomegranate Bistro
Best Kosher Restaurant Kosher Pastry Oven

Runner-Up: Cafe
Best of Kosher Washington DC * * *
Best Kosher Bakery: Kosher Pastry Oven
In order to qualify for winning recognition, an establishment Best Kosher Bakery Shalom’s
must have received at least 100 evaluations. For the category Runner-Up:
winners, the top establishments were determined by adding
together the percentage of customers who ranked the
establishment “very good” or “excellent” in the each category. * * *
For the overall winners, the very good and excellent
percentages of all the categories were totaled together. Some Best Kosher Shaul’s
baked goods establishments were not eligible to receive Store/Butcher:
awards because of their lack of a full line of products mande
on-site (e.g., Krispy Kreme and Goldberg’s Bagels).
Best Kosher Kosher Mart
Store/Butcher Runner-Up:
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Stores/Butchers
Winners
Service Quality Shaul’s

Environment Shaul’s
(Décor/Appearance/
Cleanliness)
Selection Kosher Mart
Quality of Fresh & Shalom’s
Prepared Foods Kosher Mart
Best of Kosher Washington DC
Price Shaul’s
Category Winners
Runner-ups
Service Quality Shalom’s

Environment Kosher Mart
(Décor/Appearance/
Cleanliness)
Selection Shalom’s
Quality of Fresh & Shaul’s
Prepared Foods
Price Shalom’s
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Restaurants Bakeries
Winners Winners
Food Quality Kosher Pastry Oven Food Quality Kosher Pastry Oven
Pita Plus Service Quality Kosher Pastry Oven
Pomegranate Bistro Selection Shalom’s
Service Quality Pomegranate Bistro Environment Kosher Pastry Oven
Environment Pomegranate Bistro (Décor/Appearance/
(Décor/Appearance/ Cleanliness)
Cleanliness) Price Kosher Pastry Oven
Value Pita Plus Shalom’s
Runner-ups
Runner-ups
Food Quality Shalom’s
Food Quality Eli’s Restaurant Service Quality Shalom’s
Service Quality Eli’s Restaurant Selection Kosher Pastry Oven
Kosher Pastry Oven Environment Shalom’s
Environment Kosher Pastry Oven (Décor/Appearance/
(Décor/Appearance/ Cleanliness)
Cleanliness)
Price Kosher Mart
Value Goldberg’s Bagels
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Partners in Customer Feedback
Kosher Community Surveys is pleased to award
2008-2009 PICF recognition to the following
establishments:
Kosher Community Surveys’ Partners in Customer
Feedback Program (PICF) provides an additional
Gold
means for kosher establishments to demonstrate their
Ben Yehuda Café & Pizzeria
commitment to customer feedback.
The following text describes the general requirements Silver

for each of the three levels of recognition: Pomegranate Bistro
Ben Yehuda Café & Pizzeria*
Bronze: Indicates a general interest in obtaining
feedback from customers. Bronze
Moti’s Grill
Silver: Posts a flyer in the establishment about the Kosher Mart
KCS kosher survey (or equivalent activity). Pita Plus
Nut House Pizza
Gold: Includes an announcement about the KCS
kosher survey in a customer e-mail or hard copy
newsletter/mailed flyer (or equivalent activity). * This establishment met the requirements of both the
Gold and Silver levels.
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Kosher Mart (Boiling Brook)
Poor Fair Good V.Good Excellent
Service quality 9% 19% 32% 30% 8%
Environment 9% 18% 30% 33% 9%

(Cleanliness/layout)
Selection of
1% 7% 16% 45% 31%
merchandise
Quality of fresh &

4% 11% 24% 44% 13%
prepared foods
Price 16% 21% 41% 16% 4%

Complete Survey Results: Number of respondents for this store: 398
Stores/Butchers
Summary of Comments:
According to its customers, an important attraction of Kosher
Mart is that it offers a one-stop shopping experience. Patrons
observe that the establishment offers a good selection of
products overall, with a particularly good range of wine and
cheese. Consumers identified a number of areas for
improvement: cleanliness and attractiveness of the store
(including boxes in the aisles), attitude and service training of
staff (including knowledge of products), quality control on
freshness of products (and avoiding expiration dates), and
difficulty in finding products and price labels.
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Kosher Mart (Rollins) Shalom’s Kosher Market
Poor Fair Good V.Good Excellent Poor Fair Good V.Good Excellent
Service quality 11% 19% 35% 23% 12% Service quality 5% 10% 31% 35% 20%
Environment 12% 22% 38% 20% 7% Environment 6% 24% 40% 24% 7%

(cleanliness/layout) (cleanliness/layout)
Selection of Selection of
14% 38% 32% 11% 5% 1% 9% 30% 43% 16%
merchandise merchandise
Quality of fresh & Quality of fresh &

7% 23% 33% 21% 10% 3% 8% 26% 38% 19%
prepared foods prepared foods
Price 12% 27% 42% 14% 5% Price 13% 22% 38% 20% 5%
Number of respondents for this store: 155 Number of respondents for this store: 379
Summary of Comments: Summary of Comments:

The Rollins Avenue location of Kosher Mart was described as Customers of Shalom’s Kosher Market gave the butchers of the
a “convenience location” due to its limited size (and limited meat department kudos for being helpful. The quality of the meat
selection). Interestingly, the establishment’s falafel and itself received mixed comments. Comments about the store’s staff in
schwarma were the focus of the positive remarks. Patrons general were variable, ranging from rude to helpful. Patrons
appreciated that Shalom’s accommodates special orders well. A
noted spoilage of food items (including meat, prepared goods,
major observation by customers was that the store had limited space
and groceries). Other comment deficiencies included for the total quantity of products offered. Consequently, this has led
insufficient staff at times, and an unpleasant physical to a cramped layout that made it difficult to manage carts in the
environment. This store will be closing soon. aisles. Other areas needing attention included: freshness of the fish,
cleanliness of the store, failure to mark prices on goods, selling of
out-of-date items, and the odd smell of the store.
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Shaul’s Kosher Market
Environment 4% 11% 36% 38% 12%

(cleanliness/layout)
Selection of
5% 21% 43% 25% 6%
merchandise
Quality of fresh &

2% 9% 28% 39% 16%
prepared foods
Price 7% 14% 48% 26% 3%
Number of respondents for this store: 198
Customers of Shaul’s Kosher Market provided a significant
amount of positive comments regarding the customer service
of the store. Patrons found the staff friendly and helpful,
mentioning specific staff names more times than in any other
survey conducted by Kosher Community Surveys. For
improvement, consumers noted the limited selection of
products (due to the store size), some spoilage of the food,
and a request for itemized receipts.
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Ben Yehuda Cafe and Pizzeria
Food quality 0% 8% 21% 41% 30%

Environment
(cleanliness/ 4% 11% 33% 35% 18%
appearance/décor)
Value 1% 10% 36% 35% 18%

Full Survey Results: Restaurants
Scott Schlesinger, the owner of Ben Yehuda, received many
positive comments from his customers. They appreciated the
improvements he has made to his store since he took over
ownership. Some patrons found the restaurant’s pizza “great,”
while others described it as just “ok.” The establishment’s
service received mixed comments -- some good, some not
good. In the later category, people mentioned negative staff
attitudes and failure to take orders accurately.
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Eli’s Restaurant Goldberg’s Bagels
Food quality 2% 6% 18% 46% 28% Food quality 3% 4% 21% 47% 26%
Environment Environment
(cleanliness/ 2% 6% 22% 46% 24% (cleanliness/ 1% 9% 29% 44% 19%
appearance/décor) appearance/décor)
Value 4% 9% 32% 39% 16% Value 3% 7% 34% 44% 13%

Kosher consumers appreciated having Eli’s Restaurant as an Goldberg’s Bagels did not receive a sufficient number of
option, particularly for a downtown business lunch. The comments for a full summary. The comments that were
restaurant received mostly positive comments about the food, provided focused on the good quality of the bagels, pancakes,
with burgers and deli items receiving specific mention. The and bagel challah; the limited hours; and the lack of staff to
menu selection was described as good and the portions nicely handle customers at peak hours.
sized. Customer service was seen as variable – service speed
was slow and lacking attentiveness on occasion. One specific
example of weak service was that the servers failed to refill
water glasses on a number of occasions. Consumers also
observed that there was inconsistency in the quality of the
food.
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JCC Cafe Kosher Pastry Oven Cafe
Value 7% 13% 31% 34% 16% Value 8% 13% 25% 38% 16%

JCC Café received consistent comments about the good Kosher Pastry Oven did not receive a sufficient number of
quality of the food. At the same time, the location of the comments for a full summary. (KPO’s dinner service was not
restaurant dissuaded many people from going there. Also, rated this year because it had not been offered for a sufficient
customers did not like the location in the lobby of the JCC -- amount of time before the survey began). The comments that
with many people walking through the area. Patrons found the were provided focused on the pleasant eating environment,
menu limited. Repeat customers asked for specials and new that people enjoying eating breakfast and lunch at this
additions to the menu. Customers also indicated that they felt establishment, and that customer service could use
that the restaurant closed too early and requested that it stay improvement.
open later.
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Max’s Place Moti’s Grill
Value 3% 17% 36% 32% 12% Value 5% 16% 42% 28% 9%

Max’s Place continued to be best known for the quality of its Customers of Moti’s Grill appreciated that the appearance of
schwarma and falafel. Momi and his crew also received the restaurant has improved since the last survey. The quality
positive comments on their customer service. Burgers and of the food received more mixed written comments than the
fried chicken were mentioned as other good selections from numerical scores indicate. Negative comments focused on
the menu. Customers did not commend the eating service, which was seen as exceedingly slow.
environment. Patrons suggested a refresh or facelift of the
restaurant. The acoustics lead to a noisy environment. In
addition, patrons indicated a need for improving the attitude of
the staff and the slow speed that orders are served.
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Nut House Pizza Pita Plus
(Cleanliness/ 43% 27% 21% 7% 3% (cleanliness/ 2% 4% 20% 52% 23%
Value 4% 11% 47% 30% 9% Value 4% 6% 29% 46% 16%


Nut House Pizza has its fans. But even those customers Customers of Pita Plus praised the quality of this restaurant’s
agreed that the environment of the restaurant needs work. food for another year. In terms of service, patrons provided
One consumer summed it up: “Best kosher pizza. Worst mixed written comments. While some staff were friendly to
environment.” Once again, this year, patrons requested that patrons, others employees needed work on their customer
Nut House put more resources into making the environment relations skills. Located in College Park, Pita Plus was seen by
more pleasant with regular cleaning and some refurbishment. customers as convenient for students but less convenient for
others in the Washington area. Even so, some people were
willing to make the trip here because of the food.
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Pomegranate Bistro Royal Dragon Glatt Kosher Restaurant
Value 7% 15% 26% 37% 16% Value 6% 18% 43% 29% 5%

This was Pomegranate Bistro’s first time participating in the Royal Dragon, the DC area’s sole source of Chinese food,
kosher survey process. Overall, patrons indicated that they actually received written comments from customers who
had good experiences at the restaurant. Written comments preferred the restaurant’s non-Chinese items. The Chinese
were more critical of the food than the quantitative scores. food received mixed comments on food quality with some
There were mixed indications as whether the price of the food patrons pointing out bland or greasy dishes. The staff received
was “worth it.” Lunch was seen as more affordable than positive comments. One specific concern mentioned was
dinner. Most comments indicated that people liked the inconsistency in how food was cooked. Many consumers
ambiance and décor of the restaurant. Written comments compared Royal Dragon with David Chu’s in Baltimore with the
relating to service indicated an important area for latter being seen as offering better quality food.
improvement. Area consumers indicated that the restaurant’s
location in Potomac was somewhat inconvenient for people
from Washington DC and Silver Spring.
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Siena’s Pizza
Food quality 3% 9% 29% 41% 18%
Environment
(cleanliness/ 2% 18% 35% 35% 10%
appearance/décor)
Value 3% 13% 42% 34% 9%
Customers of Siena’s pizza described the pizza as good
to great. There was also a significant minority of written
comments where people did not like the taste of the pizza.
Patrons appreciated the variety of dishes on the menu,
and also noted that the Mexican dishes provided a unique
option for a kosher establishment. Service was described
as inconsistent, and some consumers indicated the
establishment did not appear clean at times.
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Goldberg's Kosher Bagels (Rockville)
Food quality 1% 3% 12% 35% 49%
Selection 1% 11% 28% 30% 31%

Full Survey Results: Bakeries
Environment
(cleanliness/ 1% 7% 26% 37% 28%
appearance/décor)
New York Bakery/Bread’s Unlimited received an insufficient Price 2% 6% 35% 34% 24%
number of survey responses to have their results listed in the
final survey report. Number of respondents for this store: 206
Washington area’s kosher consumers indicated that
Goldberg’s Kosher Bagels provided the best bagels in the
area. The bagel challah also received good remarks. Patrons
liked the challah brought in from Baltimore. A chief complaint
for Goldberg’s was that the store often runs out of stock.
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Kosher Mart’s Bakery Kosher Pastry Oven
Selection 4% 19% 33% 33% 11% Selection 5% 12% 18% 41% 24%
Price 7% 29% 40% 18% 6% Price 6% 19% 29% 34% 11%

Kosher Mart’s bakery received good remarks from Kosher Pastry Oven did not receive a sufficient number of
customers for its pita and laffa breads. Other baked goods comments for a full summary. The comments that were
were not seen as fresh as they should be. While Kosher provided focused on the good quality of the baked goods, the
Mart’s own challahs were described by patrons as particularly good quality of Pesach goods, the mixed quality of
needing improvement, people remarked that they liked customer service, and a major disappointment in the limited
selection of basic bread types.
Zomick’s challahs stocked at the store. When there was
someone attending the baked goods counter, customers
indicated that the person provided good customer service.
However, many patrons indicated that often there was no
one around to provide service.
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Krispy Kreme Donuts (various locations) Shalom’s Bakery
Selection 0% 3% 17% 39% 41% Selection 2% 7% 22% 43% 27%
Price 0% 3% 13% 42% 43% Price 7% 16% 32% 32% 13%

Krispy Kreme Donuts did not receive a sufficient number of Patrons of Shalom’s overall expressed mixed impressions of
comments for a full summary. The comments that were the bakery. A majority of comments were positive but many
provided focused on the good quality of the donuts and room were not. There was consensus that the store provided a good
to improve customer service. variety of products. The new baker received many positive
comments and credit for a turnaround in the quality of the
bakery.
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Restaurants
Food Service Environment Value

Ben Yehuda
71 60 53 53
Cafe & Pizzeria
Eli's Restaurant 74 65 70 55
Kosher Quality Scores Goldberg’s
73 59 70 55
Bagels
JCC Café 72 55 53 50
Note: Kosher Quality Scores are based on adding the very Kosher Pastry
good and excellent percentages in each of the rated 86 66 86 54
Oven Cafe
categories (e.g., quality of food) for each establishment. The Max’s Place 61 36 19 44
bold number reflects the highest score for that category. Moti’s Grill 62 35 40 37
Nut House
57 44 10 39
Pizza
Pomegranate
88 72 94 53
Bistro
Pita Plus 87 63 75 62
Royal Dragon 36 53 49 34
Siena’s Pizza 59 45 45 43
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Stores Bakeries
Environ- Select- Environ

Service ment Selection Quality Price Food Service ion ment Price
Kosher Mart Goldberg’s 84 70 61 65 58
38 42 76 57 20
(Boiling Brook) Kosher Mart 47 37 44 34 2
Kosher Mart Kosher Pastry
35 27 1 31 19 91 75 65 83 4
(Rollins) Oven
Shalom’s Krispy Kreme
55 31 59 57 25 88 71 80 76 85
Kosher Market
Shaul’s Kosher Shalom’s
72 50 31 55 29 66 64 70 48 45
Market Kosher Market
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Restaurants
Ben Yehuda Cafe and Pizzeria

1370B Lamberton Drive
Silver Spring MD 20902
(301) 681-8900
www.ben-yehuda-pizza.com
Supervision: Rabbinical Council of Greater
Washington
Fifth Avenue Deli

2300 H Street NW
Washington DC Kosher Directory
Washington, DC 20037
(202) 994-2189
Washington
Eli's Restaurant
1253 20th Street NW
Washington, DC 20036-2307
(202) 785-4314
www.elis-dc.com
Washington
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Goldberg's New York Bagels Moti's Grill
4824-6 Boiling Brook Parkway 4860 Boiling Brook Parkway
Rockville, MD 20852 Rockville, MD 20852
(301) 816-9229 (301) 468-0400
www.goldbergsbagels.com www.koshermart.com
Supervision: Rabbinical Council of Greater Supervision: Rabbinical Council of Greater
Washington Washington
JCC Cafe Nut House Pizza

1529 16th Street NW 11419 Georgia Avenue
Washington, DC 20036 Wheaton, MD 20902
(202) 387-3246 (301) 942-5900
www.jcccafe.com Supervision: Rabbinical Council of Greater
Supervision: Rabbinical Council of Greater Washington
Washington
Pita Plus
Max's Place 4425 Lehigh Road
2311 University Blvd West College Park, MD 20740
Silver Spring, MD 20902 (301) 864-5150
(301) 949-6297 www.pitaplusmd.com
www.TheShalomGroup.com Supervision: Rabbinical Council of Greater
Washington
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The Pomegranate Bistro Subway @ JCCGW
7943 Tuckerman Lane 6125 Montrose Rd
Potomac, MD 20854 Rockville, MD
(301) 299-9888 (301) 231-5782
www.pombistro.com Supervision: Rabbinical Council of Greater
Washington
Royal Dragon Glatt Kosher Restaurant

4840 Boiling Brook Parkway
Rockville, MD 20852
(301) 468-1922
www.royalkosherrestaurant.com
Washington
Siena's Pizzeria
11417 Woodglen Drive
Rockville, MD 20852
(301) 770-7474
Washington
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KosherMart
Bakeries 4860 Boiling Brook Parkway
Rockville, MD 20852
Eden Cake, LLC (301) 468-0400
Potomac MD 20854 www.koshermart.com
(301) 279-7951 Supervision: Rabbinical Council of Greater
www.edencake.com Washington
rachelle@EdenCake.com
Krispy Kreme Doughnut Corporation
Goldberg's New York Bagels 6332 Richmond Highway
4824-6 Boiling Brook Parkway Alexandria, VA 22306
Rockville, MD 20852 Supervision: Rabbinical Council of Greater
Washington
Krispy Kreme Doughnuts #226
Kosher Pastry Oven 14919 Shady Grove Road
1372 Lamberton Drive Rockville, MD 20850
Wheaton, MD 20902 Supervision: Rabbinical Council of Greater
(301) 592-8844 Washington
www.thekosherpastryoven.com
Supervision: Rabbinical Council of Greater Krispy Kreme Doughnuts #3509
Washington 1350 Connecticut Ave NW
Washington
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Shalom Kosher Market and Bakery Caterers
2307 University Blvd West
Silver Spring, MD 20902 Many of the local restaurants also provide catering
(301) 946-6500 services.
www.TheShalomGroup.com
Supervision: Rabbinical Council of Greater Catering by Ari
Washington (240) 353-4855
www.cateringbyari.com
Zomick’s Supervision: Rabbinical Council of Greater
Distributed by Capital Challah Washington
(301) 593-5775
Supervision: Five Town Vaad and the OK Catering by Weiss
Notes: Weekly orders to Capital Challah can be 8 Gwynns Mill Court
picked up at certain locations around the area Owings Mills, MD 21117
(800) 459-0009
Cakes Plus www.cateringbyweiss.com
3325 Corridor Market Place Supervision: Star-K & Rabbinical Council of Greater
Laurel, MD 20724 Washington
(301) 490-3600
Supervision: Metro-K Catering by Yaffa, Inc.
4311 Old Milford Mill Road
New Yorker Bakery/Bread's Unlimited Baltimore MD 21208
6914 Arlington Rd (410) 486-3325
Bethesda, MD 20814 www.cateringbyyaffa.com
(301) 656-2340 Supervision: Star-K
Supervision: Metro-K
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Claudia's Kitchen Ester's Catering
11431 Cronhill Drive, Suite C 6312 Benhurst Road
Owings Mills, MD 21117 Baltimore, MD 21209
(410) 581-0234 (410) 358-2306
www.claudiaskitchen.com Supervision: Star-K
Supervision: Star-D
Milk and Honey Bistro Inc.
Dahan of Washington 1777 Reisterstown Road
14670 Southlawn Lane Baltimore, MD 21208
Rockville, MD 20850 (410) 486-4344
(301) 294-8445 Supervision: Star-K & Rabbinical Council of Greater
www.dahancaterers.com Washington
Washington O'Fishel
700 Rockland Hills Drive
Dovid Elgamil Catering Baltimore, MD 21209
3809 Clarks Lane, Suite 301 (410) 764-3474
Baltimore, MD 21215 Supervision: Star-K
(410) 764-1263
Supervision: Star-K Orli Catering
3103 Northbrook Road
Baltimore, MD 21208
(877) ORLY-TLC
Washington & Star-K
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Sara's Fine Catering Stores/Butchers
4860 Boiling Brook Parkway
Rockville, MD 20852 Kosher Mart
(301) 468-0400 4860 Boiling Brook Parkway
www.sarasfinecatering.com Rockville, MD 20852
Supervision: Rabbinical Council of Greater (301) 468-0400
Washington www.koshermart.com
Signature Kosher Catering by Max's Washington
2319 University Boulevard West
Wheaton, MD 20902 Shalom Kosher Market and Bakery
(301) 949-6297 2307 University Blvd West
www.TheShalomGroup.com Silver Spring, MD 20902
Washington www.TheShalomGroup.com
Wrap2Go Washington
703 Horton Dr.
Silver Spring, MD 20902 Shaul's Kosher Market
(301) 328-1418 1319 Lamberton Drive
wrap2go@gmail.com Wheaton, MD 20902
Washington Supervision: Rabbinical Council of Greater
Washington
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Other Shoppers Food Warehouse
Fair City Mall,
Brookville Market 9622 Main Street
3427 Connecticut Ave NW Fairfax, VA 22203
Washington DC 20008 (703) 978-1256
(202) 244-9114 Note: Carries many kosher products.
Note: Carries many kosher products.
Hebrew Home Cafeteria
Magruder’s 6121 Montrose Road
1371 Lamberton Dr Rockville, MD 20852
Silver Spring, MD 20902 (301) 770-8345
(240) 290-0722 Supervision: Rabbinical Council of Greater
Note: Carries many kosher products. Washington
Safeway (“Social Safeway”) Sabra Deli @ Maryland Hillel

1855 Wisconsin Ave NW 7612 Mowatt Lane
Washington, DC 20007 College Park, MD 20740
(202) 333-3223 (301) 422-6200
Note: Carries many kosher products. Supervision: Rabbinical Council of Greater
Trader Joe’s Washington
2425 L St. NW (on 25th St. between L and M)
Washington, DC 20037 District Market
(202) 296-1921 George Washington University
Note: Carries many kosher products. 800 21st Street NW
Marvin Center, Room 311
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Note: Carries many kosher products.
Kosher Supervision Organizations
Shoppers Food Warehouse
Fair City Mall Rabbinical Council of Greater Washington/
9622 Main Street Vaad Harabanim of Greater Washington
Fairfax, VA 22030 11161 New Hampshire Ave, Suite 402
Note: Carries many kosher products. Silver Spring, MD 20904
(301) 593-0336
Wegmans www.capitolk.org
11620 Monument Drive, capitolkdc@verizon.net
Fairfax, VA 22030
Note: Carries many kosher products. Star-K Kosher Certification
122 Slade Avenue
Suite 300
Washington DC, Maryland 21208
(410) 484-4110
www.star-k.org
star-k@star-k.org
Metro-K (Metropolitan Rabbinical Kashrut

Association)
P. O. Box 4342
Silver Spring, MD 20914
(301) 613-6699
ravzev@hotmail.com
Rabbi Zev Schechter
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Web Sites & Blogs
Relating to Kosher Food
The Kosher Blog
www.kosherblog.net
The Kosher Blog is a major compendium of recipes, product
and restaurant reviews, industry gossip, and miscellaneous
information about real kosher-living “issues that simply can’t be
Kosher Community Surveys found elsewhere” on the Internet.
www.kosher-community-surveys.com Kashrut.com
Home of all things about kosher community surveys! www.kashrut.com
This site has a variety of kosher-related resources, including
* * * kosher food alerts, kosher travel, articles about kosher food
processing.
The following web sites are not affiliated with Kosher
Kosher Today
Community Surveys LLC, but are listed here because www.koshertoday.com
they might be of interest to you. KosherToday is the leading source of news for the kosher food
and beverage industry.
Kosearch
http://www.kosearch.org/
Kosher-specific Internet search by limiting results to an
expertly-selected collection of trusted websites.
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End Notes
Kosher Community Surveys LLC welcomes your

comments/suggestions to improve the survey for next
year.
We hope that survey information will provide the

community with a unique resource for kosher food as well
as provide establishment owners valuable information on
how to better serve their customer’s needs.
The information reflected in this report is intended to be

as accurate as possible as of the date of this publication;
however, information can change over time. It is
recommended that you call an establishment directly or
the appropriate kosher supervision authority for the most
up-to-date information.
Check out our surveys of other cities, including Boston, © 2009 Kosher Community Surveys LLC
Atlanta, Baltimore, Chicago, Cleveland, and Philadelphia
at www.kosher-community-surveys.com. See our newest
survey – the Manhattan Kosher Community Survey
focusing on restaurants.
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Best of Kosher Washington DC ........................2

Best Kosher Restaurant: Pomegranate Bistro

Best Kosher Restaurant Kosher Pastry Oven

Best of Kosher Washington DC * * *

Best Kosher Bakery: Kosher Pastry Oven

Service Quality Shaul’s

Service Quality Shalom’s

The following text describes the general requirements Silver

Poor Fair Good V.Good Excellent

Service quality 9% 19% 32% 30% 8%

Environment 9% 18% 30% 33% 9%

Quality of fresh &

Price 16% 21% 41% 16% 4%

Environment 12% 22% 38% 20% 7% Environment 6% 24% 40% 24% 7%

Quality of fresh & Quality of fresh &

Summary of Comments: Summary of Comments:

Poor Fair Good V.Good Excellent

Service quality 4% 9% 16% 34% 38%

Environment 4% 11% 36% 38% 12%

Quality of fresh &

Price 7% 14% 48% 26% 3%

Number of respondents for this store: 198

Poor Fair Good V.Good Excellent

Food quality 0% 8% 21% 41% 30%

Service quality 4% 10% 26% 35% 25%

Value 1% 10% 36% 35% 18%

Number of respondents for this store: 191

Value 4% 9% 32% 39% 16% Value 3% 7% 34% 44% 13%

Summary of Comments: Summary of Comments:

Summary of Comments: Summary of Comments:

Value 3% 17% 36% 32% 12% Value 5% 16% 42% 28% 9%

Summary of Comments: Summary of Comments:

Value 4% 11% 47% 30% 9% Value 4% 6% 29% 46% 16%

Summary of Comments: Summary of Comments:

Value 7% 15% 26% 37% 16% Value 6% 18% 43% 29% 5%

Summary of Comments: Summary of Comments:

Poor Fair Good V.Good Excellent

Food quality 3% 9% 29% 41% 18%

Service quality 3% 11% 40% 34% 11%

Value 3% 13% 42% 34% 9%

Number of respondents for this store: 242

Poor Fair Good V.Good Excellent

Food quality 1% 3% 12% 35% 49%

Service quality 2% 5% 22% 37% 33%

Selection 1% 11% 28% 30% 31%

Price 7% 29% 40% 18% 6% Price 6% 19% 29% 34% 11%

Summary of Comments: Summary of Comments:

Selection 0% 3% 17% 39% 41% Selection 2% 7% 22% 43% 27%

Price 0% 3% 13% 42% 43% Price 7% 16% 32% 32% 13%

Summary of Comments: Summary of Comments:

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